| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) SG - Pablo Macias (fresh) SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Jonathan Welch (fresh) SG - Brian Forman (fresh) SF - Robert Butler (fresh) PF - Thomas Burnett (fresh) C - Glenn Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Michael Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Canisius | Glenn Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Canisius | Robert Butler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luther Pelkowski | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Canisius | Glenn Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Canisius | Brian Forman's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Duncan | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Washington State | Pablo Macias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Canisius | Glenn Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Washington State | Pablo Macias gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Pablo Macias and he's fouled by Jonathan Welch - foul #1 on Jonathan Welch, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:47 | Canisius | Pablo Macias is called for the reach on Brian Forman - foul #1 on Pablo Macias, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Henry Nussbaum (PF), Dean Matney (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Pablo Macias, Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 17:28 | Canisius | Robert Butler misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-0 |
| 17:26 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum misses the easy layup | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Canisius | Glenn Weber snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:42 | Canisius | Brian Forman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Canisius | Glenn Weber grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:16 | Canisius | Glenn Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF), Michael Scott (C) James Lewis, Nolan Thomas, Rick Macon, Henry Nussbaum, Dean Matney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jack Romo (PG), Nestor Stickel (SG), Gilbert Billings (SF), William Powell (PF), Kevin Granderson (C) Jonathan Welch, Brian Forman, Robert Butler, Thomas Burnett, Glenn Weber | |
| 16:00 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses short on a jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 15:59 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pablo Macias (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Jack Romo (fresh) SG - Nestor Stickel (fresh) SF - Gilbert Billings (fresh) PF - William Powell (fresh) C - Kevin Granderson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings connects on the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Ernest Duncan - foul #1 on Ernest Duncan, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Pablo Macias | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings is denied on a layup by Michael Scott | 7-5 |
| 15:10 | Canisius | William Powell tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 15:09 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:05 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Washington State | Michael Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:51 | Washington State | Pablo Macias is hacked by Nestor Stickel - foul #1 on Nestor Stickel, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Macon (SF), Henry Nussbaum (PF) Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 14:30 | Washington State | Michael Scott clanks a driving attempt from close range | 7-5 |
| 14:28 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Pablo Macias | 7-5 |
| 14:17 | Washington State | Gilbert Billings steps in front of the Michael Scott pass | 7-5 |
| 14:05 | Canisius | Henry Nussbaum steals the ball from William Powell | 7-5 |
| 13:49 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 13:47 | Canisius | Kevin Granderson grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 13:41 | Canisius | Nestor Stickel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Pablo Macias - foul #2 on Pablo Macias, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Ernest Duncan (PF) Jiao-Long Wang, Pablo Macias, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Forman (SG), Robert Butler (SF), Thomas Burnett (PF), Glenn Weber (C) Jack Romo, Gilbert Billings, William Powell, Kevin Granderson | |
| 13:41 | Canisius | Nestor Stickel makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Canisius | Nestor Stickel misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:41 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Ernest Duncan | 7-6 |
| 13:28 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-6 |
| 13:26 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas tips it in | 9-6 |
| 13:05 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nestor Stickel | 9-9 |
| 12:51 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rick Macon | 12-9 |
| 12:31 | Canisius | Brian Forman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Nestor Stickel | 12-12 |
| 12:18 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:16 | Washington State | Rick Macon tips it home | 14-12 |
| 12:01 | Canisius | Ernest Duncan steps in front of the Brian Forman pass | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lewis (fresh) SG - Nolan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rick Macon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Nussbaum (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Nestor Stickel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Forman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) PF - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glenn Weber (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Washington State | James Lewis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:42 | Washington State | Rick Macon misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas tips it home | 16-12 |
| 11:27 | Canisius | Nestor Stickel misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 11:25 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 11:10 | Washington State | Brian Forman steals the ball from Ernest Duncan | 16-12 |
| 11:03 | Canisius | Brian Forman is fouled on the floor by Rick Macon - foul #1 on Rick Macon, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Dean Matney (PF), Michael Scott (C) James Lewis, Rick Macon, Ernest Duncan, Henry Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jonathan Welch (PG), Jack Romo (SG), Gilbert Billings (SF), William Powell (PF), Kevin Granderson (C) Nestor Stickel, Brian Forman, Robert Butler, Thomas Burnett, Glenn Weber | |
| 10:54 | Canisius | Jonathan Welch makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Granderson and the foul's on Luther Pelkowski - foul #1 on Luther Pelkowski, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | Canisius | Jonathan Welch misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | Washington State | Dean Matney snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:40 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski loses the dribble to Jack Romo | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | Canisius | Jack Romo lays it in | 16-16 |
| 10:26 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Jiao-Long Wang | 18-16 |
| 10:20 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings misses the lay-in | 18-16 |
| 10:18 | Washington State | Michael Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:59 | Washington State | Kevin Granderson is called for the reach on Nolan Thomas - foul #1 on Kevin Granderson, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jason Hammond (SG) Nolan Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Forman (SG) William Powell | |
| 09:46 | Washington State | Jonathan Welch steps in front of the Jason Hammond pass | 18-16 |
| 09:42 | Canisius | Jack Romo banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Welch | 18-18 |
| 09:19 | Washington State | Brian Forman steals it from Dean Matney | 18-18 |
| 08:50 | Canisius | Brian Forman travels with the ball | 18-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Henry Nussbaum (PF) Jiao-Long Wang, Luther Pelkowski, Dean Matney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Butler (SF), Thomas Burnett (PF), Glenn Weber (C) Jack Romo, Gilbert Billings, Kevin Granderson | |
| 08:37 | Washington State | Jonathan Welch is called for the reach on Nolan Thomas - foul #2 on Jonathan Welch, team foul #4 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | Ernest Duncan (PF) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Don Owens (PG), William Powell (SG) Jonathan Welch, Brian Forman | |
| 08:32 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:31 | Canisius | Glenn Weber grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 08:25 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett misses the jump hook from the baseline | 18-18 |
| 08:23 | Washington State | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:07 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Glenn Weber - foul #1 on Glenn Weber, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Macon (SF) Jason Hammond | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 08:07 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:07 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:00 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-18 |
| 07:59 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Nolan Thomas | 20-18 |
| 07:46 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Lewis | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nolan Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rick Macon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Nussbaum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Don Owens (fresh) SG - William Powell (fresh) SF - Robert Butler (fresh) PF - Thomas Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glenn Weber (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Canisius | William Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nolan Thomas and he's hacked by Thomas Burnett - foul #1 on Thomas Burnett, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Michael Scott (C) James Lewis, Rick Macon, Henry Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nestor Stickel (PG), Brian Forman (SG) Don Owens, William Powell | |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Glenn Weber drills a runner in the lane | 26-20 |
| 06:52 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses long on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Glenn Weber - foul #2 on Glenn Weber, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jason Hammond (SG), Henry Nussbaum (PF) Nolan Thomas, Ernest Duncan | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jack Romo (PG), Gilbert Billings (PF), Kevin Granderson (C) Nestor Stickel, Thomas Burnett, Glenn Weber | |
| 06:52 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:52 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:31 | Canisius | Robert Butler is whistled for traveling | 27-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Macon (SF) Luther Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Canisius | William Powell (PF) Robert Butler | |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Jason Hammond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dean Matney (C) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nestor Stickel (SG) Brian Forman | |
| 05:57 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings buries a runner near the basket | 27-22 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Dean Matney is hacked by William Powell - foul #1 on William Powell, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG) Jiao-Long Wang, Jason Hammond | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Dean Matney makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | Dean Matney misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:51 | Canisius | Kevin Granderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:28 | Canisius | Nestor Stickel travels with the ball | 28-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Burnett (PF) Jack Romo | |
| 05:07 | Washington State | James Lewis is called for traveling | 28-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski (SF), Michael Scott (C) Rick Macon, Dean Matney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Forman (SG), Robert Butler (SF) William Powell, Kevin Granderson | |
| 04:54 | Canisius | Henry Nussbaum blocks the jumper by Brian Forman | 28-22 |
| 04:52 | Washington State | The rebound goes to James Lewis | 28-22 |
| 04:47 | Washington State | James Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 04:45 | Canisius | Robert Butler grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 04:30 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett is fouled on the floor by Henry Nussbaum - foul #1 on Henry Nussbaum, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Ernest Duncan (PF) James Lewis, Henry Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Canisius | Don Owens (PG) Nestor Stickel | |
| 04:25 | Canisius | Brian Forman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 04:23 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:09 | Canisius | Robert Butler misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Luther Pelkowski - foul #2 on Luther Pelkowski, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Washington State | Jason Hammond (SG), Rick Macon (SF) Nolan Thomas, Luther Pelkowski | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jack Romo (PG), William Powell (PF), Kevin Granderson (C) Don Owens, Thomas Burnett, Gilbert Billings | |
| 04:09 | Canisius | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:09 | Canisius | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Jason Hammond misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-24 |
| 03:40 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Hammond (fresh) SF - Rick Macon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Jack Romo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Forman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Powell (fresh) C - Kevin Granderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Robert Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Hammond - foul #1 on Jason Hammond, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Pablo Macias (SG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Dean Matney (C) Jason Hammond, Rick Macon, Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jonathan Welch (PG), Glenn Weber (C) Brian Forman, William Powell | |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Robert Butler misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:24 | Canisius | Robert Butler makes the 3rd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:11 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum (C) Dean Matney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gilbert Billings (SF), Thomas Burnett (PF) Robert Butler, Kevin Granderson | |
| 03:11 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:11 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Jack Romo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 02:40 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:34 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jiao-Long Wang | 33-26 |
| 02:28 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings misses short on a jumper from the right block | 33-26 |
| 02:27 | Canisius | Thomas Burnett grabs the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 02:10 | Canisius | Jonathan Welch's pass is intercepted by Jiao-Long Wang | 33-26 |
| 01:56 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan comes up short on the floater in the paint | 33-26 |
| 01:54 | Canisius | Glenn Weber pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:49 | Canisius | Gilbert Billings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Rick Macon (SF), Michael Scott (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brian Forman (SG), Kevin Granderson (PF) Jack Romo, Thomas Burnett | |
| 01:37 | Washington State | James Lewis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Nussbaum | 36-26 |
| 01:25 | Canisius | Kevin Granderson blows the layup | 36-26 |
| 01:23 | Washington State | Pablo Macias gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | James Lewis misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 01:10 | Washington State | Michael Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Glenn Weber is called for the reach on Michael Scott - foul #3 on Glenn Weber, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Nolan Thomas (SG), Dean Matney (PF) Pablo Macias, Henry Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nestor Stickel (PG), Robert Butler (SF), William Powell (PF) Jonathan Welch, Gilbert Billings, Glenn Weber | |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Dean Matney snags the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Dean Matney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Scott | 40-26 |
| 00:20 | Canisius | William Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 00:18 | Canisius | William Powell snags the offensive board | 40-26 |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Michael Scott swats the layup by Kevin Granderson | 40-26 |
| 00:02 | Washington State | Dean Matney pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Dean Matney misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-26 |